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Daily Racing Tips - Monday 16th February

Scroll down for our Monday racing tips on February 16th, featuring Newcastle best bets. Newcastle: Race 2 (2:45pm AEDT) No. 5 Flying Truffles FLYING TRUFFLES is second up and primed to strike at Newcastle today. She hinted at ability prior to debuting and worked home well to fill the minors here at her first competitive start. With natural improvement, she can begin her rise through the grades today. Newcastle R2 Open Race time: 5. Flying Truffles (6) J: Ashley Morgan57kg 3T: Brett & Georgie Cavanough 2.80WIN 1.50PLACE Was well-supported at debut, got back early 3rd in a small field at…

Daily Racing Tips - Sunday 15th February

14 Feb • Jared Timms

Check out our Daily Racing Tips for Sunday February 15th below, including Coffs Harbour best bets! Coffs Harbour: Race 1 (1:10pm AEDT) No. 2 Grafting GRAFTING gets a chance to win today at Coffs Harbour. He’s yet to strike in two trips to the races since debuting, but I’m expecting Grafting to improve today thanks to those experiences. On exposed form, he certainly looks the one to beat. Coffs Harbour R1 Open Race time: 2. Grafting (7) J: Aaron Bullock59kg 25T: Matthew Dunn 1.50WIN 1.16PLACE Lining up for just third start. At debut, sat on speed throughout when 2nd of…

Daily Racing Tips - Saturday 14th January

13 Feb • Jared Timms

Check our our Saturday Racing Tips for February 14th below, including both Flemington best bets on Black Caviar Lightning Day and Randwick tips! Flemington: Race 6 (2:55pm AEDT) No. 2 Saint George SAINT GEORGE was well beaten in the Ballarat Cup back in early December, but he followed up that race with a dominant win in BM100 company. Having then franked that win getting back here to HQ last month, he’s been kept up to the mark with a trial, while getting out to the 2500m on the big Flemington track looks to suit at this point of his preparation.…

Daily Racing Tips - Friday 13th February

12 Feb • Jared Timms

Scroll down for our complete Daily Racing Tips on Friday February 13th, featuring Cranbourne Best Bets! Cranbourne: Race 3 (7:15pm AEDT) No. 1 American Wolf AMERICAN WOLF steps out a fit horse and ready to win at Cranbourne tonight. The Tivaci gelding dusted off the cobwebs with a fair performance behind Angland at Caulfield Heath when resuming back in December and has since filled the minors in races at Flemington and on the main track at Caulfield. In peak order and in arguably the weakest race he’s been set for this time; he might not get a better opportunity to…

Saturday's Best Bets: Flemington, Randwick, Eagle Farm

12 Feb • Ladbrokes Team

Looking for Saturday’s Best Bets? The Ladbrokes form analysts have you covered with the horses to back across the nation this weekend! Another monster Saturday of racing awaits with the first Group 1 of the season, the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes, headlining the action at Flemington. Some smart types resume in Sydney with their eyes on bigger prizes in the likes of the Light Fingers and Apollo Stakes, while we’ve got the usual 10-race meeting to get around at Eagle Farm. Things are getting serious now, and Craig Sheppard, Jared Timms, Ryan Cook and Lucy Henderson are here to lend…

Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

12 Feb • Lucy Henderson

The majors are here and Ladbrokes have the major value with their Saturday roughies for this weekend! Group 1 racing for the autumn arrives with a star-studded Black Caviar Lightning field at HQ, and we’ve got all the day’s best longshots to lock in at Flemington. There’s also plenty to get excited about in Sydney despite some diminutive fields in the day’s Group 2 features, and with a few odds-on fancies getting around we’re keen to lock in the forgotten chances in the markets at bigger odds in some Same Race Multis and exotics. Luckless last week with only a…

The Lead-Up Lens: Runners and Races to Watch This Weekend

12 Feb • Lucy Henderson

Path to Guineas Glory: Which Horses will Pass the Lead-Up Test in the CS Hayes Stakes? Welcome punters to the second installment of our new series – the Lead-Up Lens – where we track the key lead-up runs of those autumn hopes with elite-level targets in sight. Saturday sees the Australian Guineas hopes step out in the CS Hayes Stakes looking to make their mark ahead of the mile feature and potentially do the double for the first time since Alligator Blood in 2020! Group 1 racing is underway in Melbourne on Saturday with HQ hosting the Black Caviar Lightning,…

Saturday Big Bets - 14th February

12 Feb • Craig Sheppard

When significant money hits the market, it’s often a strong signal worth noting. As the Autumn Carnivals burst into life with feature racing this Saturday, there’s no better time to track the big bets. Below is a snapshot of the largest wagers struck with Ladbrokes at metropolitan meetings around Australia, revealing where punters are placing their confidence on a huge day of action. Looking for deeper insight into the horses attracting support? You can find our full race-by-race previews for each meeting here: Black Caviar Lightning Day Preview (Flemington) Apollo Stakes Day Preview (Randwick) Eagle Farm Preview The Ladbrokes Big…

Eagle Farm Preview – Saturday 14th February

11 Feb • Craig Sheppard

While the spotlight shifts south for the Black Caviar Lightning, first Group 1 of the Melbourne Autumn Carnival, and a strong black-type program at Randwick, there’s still plenty to keep Queensland punters engaged at Eagle Farm this Saturday. The track is already a Soft 6, and with predictions varying from patchy rain to a proper soaking, the surface is something of an unknown heading into race day. I’ve dissected the form, mapped out how each race should unfold and identified my best bets for Doomben. Now it’s time to see if we can turn that into a winning day. Race 1 – QTIS Two-Years-Old Handicap (1000 METRES) No. 1 Swift Dragon SWIFT DRAGON (1) has…

Daily Racing Tips - Thursday 12th February

11 Feb • Jared Timms

Check out our Daily Racing Tips for Thursday 12th January below, including Pakenham best bets and Goulburn tips! Goulburn: Race 3 (3pm AEDT) No. 6 Canadian Fling CANADIAN FLING is third up and primed to strike today at Goulburn. Canadian Fling has made just two appearances since debuting, but after working home to fill the minors over 1200m at Gosford, she was only just denied at Scone last time out. With further improvement today, she looks ready to win. Goulburn R3 Open Race time: 6. Canadian Fling (2) J: Zac Wadick57.5kg 32T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 3.60WIN 1.40PLACE Lining…